Wednesday, August 29, 2007

1,000 Words

What an image of sacrifice...surely his mother is saving all the papers and all the letters for a time when he can look back on that day with the pain more distant...

The original photo can be purchased. You can also read a bit about it here. There is a fund set up for the young man's education should you feel so inclined. It is sometimes hard to think of these things in a piecemeal way - what good does it do to aid one boy? Well, as darling Squarf once wrote in his Codex:

"If you wish to do good, but don't know how, find a good man and empower him to do good -- not in your name, but in the name of doing good."

Perhaps by doing these onesy-twosey support donations we are doing just that. I like to think so. I want to believe that the young man above will do great things. Bless him...his father must have been so proud...

About Me

A middle-aged woman prone to cursing, verbosity and sometimes pomposity.
I have deep respect for the military and its members, an admiration for technically adept people and a need to know everything about everyone.
Politically, you might think of me as a sort of anarcho-capitalist with ancient republican leanings.
Everything here is my own opinion and is not intended to reflect that of any other individual or organization unless precisely stated as such.
Words matter here. Choose yours with care, say what you mean and mean what you say.